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==Duchess in Bavaria== [[File:1235934_artikelbild-flex-800w_1ACZQZ_aede5b.webp|thumb|[[Herzog-Max-Palais]] in Munich where she was born]] Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie was born on 24 December 1837 in the [[Herzog-Max-Palais]] in [[Munich]], [[Kingdom of Bavaria|Bavaria]]. She was the third child and second daughter of [[Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria]] and [[Princess Ludovika of Bavaria]], the half-sister of King [[Ludwig I of Bavaria]]. Maximilian was considered peculiar; he loved circuses and traveled the Bavarian countryside to escape his duties. The family's homes were the [[Herzog-Max-Palais]] in Munich during winter and [[Possenhofen Castle]] in the summer months, far from the protocols of court. Sisi and her siblings grew up in an unrestrained, unstructured environment; she often skipped her lessons to go riding in the countryside.<ref>{{cite book |last=Haslip |first=Joan |title=The Lonely Empress: Elisabeth of Austria |publisher=Phoenix Press |year=2000 }}</ref> In 1853, [[Princess Sophie of Bavaria|Archduchess Sophie]], the domineering mother of 23-year-old Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I]], preferring a niece to a stranger for her daughter-in-law, arranged a meeting between her son and her sister Princess Ludovika's eldest daughter, [[Duchess Helene in Bavaria|Duchess Helene]] ("NΓ©nΓ©"). Although the couple had never met, Franz Joseph's obedience was taken for granted by the Archduchess, who was once described as "the only man in the [[Hofburg]]" for her authoritarian manner.<ref>{{cite book |last=Nibbs |first=Ann |title=The Elusive Empress |publisher=Youwriteon |year=2008 }}</ref> [[File:Piloty Adam Portrait Elisabeth in Bayern.jpg|thumb|Equestrian portrait of Elisabeth at [[Possenhofen Castle]], age 15 (1853)]] Princess Ludovika and Duchess Helene were invited to journey to the resort of [[Bad Ischl]], [[Upper Austria]] to receive his formal proposal of marriage. Ludovika also had the then-15-year-old Sisi accompany them, as Sisi had been mourning the recent death of the young Count she had loved, and had fallen into a lengthy depression. Ludovika hoped the change of scenery would cheer her up. Additionally, [[Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria|Archduke Karl Ludwig]], Franz Joseph's second younger brother, would also be joining the Imperial family. Karl Ludwig and Sisi had formed a close friendship in childhood, exchanging letters and gifts. Her mother hoped them seeing each other again would end with a possible engagement for Sisi.<ref name=":0" /> The Duchesses traveled from Munich in several coaches, but arrived later than planned due to headache prone Ludovika enduring an episode. The Duchess had to interrupt their journey to allow her time to recover, causing the coaches to get separated and the one with their gala dresses never arrived. On their way to Bad Ischl, they visited [[Leopoldskron Palace]] where [[Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen|Theresa, the Queen Dowager of Bavaria]] was in mourning for her brother [[Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg|Georg]], so they were dressed in black and unable to don more suitable clothing before meeting the young Emperor. While black did not suit 18-year-old Helene's dark coloring, it made her younger sister's fairer looks more striking.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cone |first=Polly |title=Imperial Style: Fashions of the Habsburg Era |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) |year=1980 |page=129 }}</ref> Helene was a pious, quiet young woman, and while she and Franz Joseph felt ill at ease in each other's company, he was instantly infatuated with her younger sister. He did not propose to Helene, but instead, he defied his mother and informed her that if he could not have Elisabeth, he would not marry at all. Five days later, their betrothal was officially announced. The couple were married eight months later in [[Vienna]], at the [[Augustinian Church, Vienna|Augustinerkirche]], on 24 April 1854. The marriage was finally consummated three days later, and Elisabeth received a [[dower]] equal to US$240,000 as of 2015.<ref name="Bowers Bahney 2015">{{cite book |last=Bowers Bahney |first=Jennifer |title=Stealing Sisi's Star: How a Master Thief Nearly Got Away with Austria's Most Famous Jewel |publisher=McFarland & Co. |year=2015 }}</ref>
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